The rotational spectra of single molecular eigenstates of 2-fluoroethanol: Measurement of the conformational isomerization rate at 2980 cm-1

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2000-2009

  McWhorter, David A ^a   Hudspeth, Evan ^a   Pate, Brooks H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000462776     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.477865     Document Type: Article

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